Why is the federal government involved in education anyway?
16th March 2010
Steve Sailer isn’t afraid to ask the hard questions.
Clearly, the main reason for the tightening grip of the federal government on local education is simply that the most ambitious politicians, such as Bush and Obama, go into federal politics and they grab the most appealing issues (Fix the schools!) and try to deal with them at the federal level.
Indeed, one might ask why government, federal or otherwise, is involved in most of its activities.
March 18th, 2010 at 18:33
The government is involved in things like education so that The People of the Crust (TM) can “make things better” for the rest of us. Specifically, it’s a control issue. They think they should be in control, and getting the government involved is the best way for them to get control while looking virtuous. But, perhaps I’m too cynical …